Tracking Federal Awards: USAspending.gov and Other Data Sources.

The article focuses on USAspending.gov as a government source for federal awards data, including contracts, grants, loans, and financial assistance, and highlights challenges related to data quality. It discusses tools on USAspending.gov for analyzing federal spending within budget function, agency, and object class categories, and also mentions other federal awards data sources such as the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) and Census Federal Audit Clearinghouse.